EP3153531A1 - Poudre d'alcool polyvinylique et son procédé de production - Google Patents

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EP3153531A1
EP3153531A1 EP15802865.4A EP15802865A EP3153531A1 EP 3153531 A1 EP3153531 A1 EP 3153531A1 EP 15802865 A EP15802865 A EP 15802865A EP 3153531 A1 EP3153531 A1 EP 3153531A1
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  • the present invention relates to a polyvinyl alcohol powder having a specific average particle diameter and a specific bulk specific gravity, and a method for producing the polyvinyl alcohol powder.
  • Polyvinyl alcohol is a synthetic resin prepared by saponifying a polyvinyl ester. It has the feature of being soluble in water and is used for such applications as a raw material for films, an emulsifying dispersant, and an adhesive as well as a raw material for synthetic fibers.
  • Polyvinyl alcohol is produced by a method in which a saponification reaction feed solution including a polyvinyl ester and an organic solvent is mixed with a saponification catalyst using a rotor mixer or a static mixer, then the mixed liquid is put on a belt type reactor, and a saponification reaction is made to proceed under a predetermined temperature condition.
  • a saponification reaction feed solution including a polyvinyl ester and an organic solvent is mixed with a saponification catalyst using a rotor mixer or a static mixer, then the mixed liquid is put on a belt type reactor, and a saponification reaction is made to proceed under a predetermined temperature condition.
  • a "static" or “motionless” mixer for preliminary mixing in the saponification of a polyvinyl ester
  • Patent Document 2 to mix a saponification raw solution with a saponification catalyst using a static mixer, then put the mixture on a belt and make a saponification reaction proceed
  • polyvinyl alcohol powders prepared by the production methods disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are problematic in that a long time is needed for dissolution during the preparation of an aqueous solution, impairing the production efficiency. Moreover, there is another problem that the polyvinyl alcohol powders are small in bulk specific gravity and their wrapping bags are large in volume, resulting in high transport costs.
  • the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a polyvinyl alcohol powder that is good in anti-scattering property, superior in solubility in preparing an aqueous solution from the powder, and capable of reducing transport costs due to its large bulk specific gravity, and a method for producing the polyvinyl alcohol powder.
  • a polyvinyl alcohol powder having an average particle diameter within a specific range, having a bulk specific gravity of a portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter being within a specific range, and having a content of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter of 35 to 70% by mass, and a method for producing the polyvinyl alcohol powder, and thus completed the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to:
  • a polyvinyl alcohol powder that is good in anti-scattering property, superior in solubility, and large in bulk specific gravity.
  • the polyvinyl alcohol (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "PVA") powder of the present invention has an average particle diameter of 100 to 2000 ⁇ m as measured by optical microscopic observation at a humidity of 65%RH and a temperature of 25°C, has a bulk specific gravity (g/ml) of a portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter of more than 0.60 and less than 0.80, and has a content of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter of 35 to 70% by mass.
  • PVA polyvinyl alcohol
  • PVA powder of the present invention is characteristic in being good in anti-scattering property, superior in solubility, and larger in bulk specific gravity than conventional PVA powders, the PVA powder can be loaded in a large amount per unit volume, and therefore can reduce transport costs.
  • detailed description is given about the PVA powder of the present invention and a method for producing the PVA powder.
  • the average particle diameter of the PVA powder of the present invention as measured by optical microscopic observation at a humidity of 65%RH and a temperature of 25°C is 100 to 2000 ⁇ m. If the average particle diameter is smaller than 100 ⁇ m, then the PVA fine powder is liable to scatter, and deteriorates in handling property.
  • the average particle diameter is preferably 300 ⁇ m or more, and more preferably 500 ⁇ m or more. On the other hand, if the average particle diameter is larger than 2000 ⁇ m, the PVA powder deteriorates in solubility in water, and therefore a long time is needed for preparation of a solution of the PVA powder.
  • the average particle diameter is preferably 1500 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 1000 ⁇ m or less.
  • the average particle diameter of a PVA powder denotes the value of the length of the major axis measured by optical microscopic observation using a digital microscope.
  • the bulk specific gravity (g/ml) of a portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is more than 0.60 and less than 0.80. If the bulk specific gravity is less than 0.60, the solubility in water will deteriorate and transport costs will increase.
  • the bulk specific gravity is preferably 0.61 or more, and more preferably 0.62 or more. If the bulk specific gravity is less than 0.60, the solubility in water will deteriorate and transport costs will increase. On the other hand, a PVA powder having a bulk specific gravity more than 0.80 is difficult to produce.
  • the bulk specific gravity is preferably 0.75 or less, more preferably 0.70 or less, and even more preferably 0.65 or less.
  • the bulk specific gravity of the PVA powder of the present invention denotes a value measured by a method according to JIS K6720-2.
  • the percentage of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is the largest, specifically, the percentage is 35 to 70% by mass.
  • the percentage of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is a percentage (% by mass) relative to the sum total (100% by mass) of the particle size distribution divided into five portions. Since the percentage of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is within the above-mentioned range, the effect of the present invention is exhibited more remarkably, and the scattering of the PVA fine powder into the air can be suppressed.
  • the percentage of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is preferably 38% by mass or more, and more preferably 40% by mass or more. On the other hand, the percentage of the portion ranging from 500 to 1000 ⁇ m in particle diameter is preferably 65% by mass or less, and more preferably 60% by mass or less.
  • the viscosity-average degree of polymerization of the PVA to be used in the present invention is preferably 200 to 5000. Since the viscosity-average degree of polymerization is within the above-mentioned range, solubility in water is good and industrial production is easy.
  • the viscosity-average degree of polymerization is preferably 250 or more, and more preferably 400 or more. On the other hand, the viscosity-average degree of polymerization is preferably 4500 or less, and more preferably 3500 or less.
  • the viscosity-average degree of polymerization of the PVA to be used in the present invention is measured according to JIS K6726.
  • the viscosity-average degree of polymerization can be calculated using the following equation from a limiting viscosity [ ⁇ ] (unit: liter/g) measured in water at 30°C after re-saponifying PVA to a degree of saponification of 99.5 mol% or more and purifying the product.
  • P ⁇ ⁇ 10000 / 8.29 1 / 0.62
  • the degree of saponification of the PVA to be used in the present invention is preferably 50 to 99.99 mol%. It is preferred that the degree of saponification is within the above-mentioned range, as such PVA is good in solubility in water and can be produced stably.
  • the degree of saponification is more preferably 60 mol% or more, and even more preferably 70 mol% or more. On the other hand, the degree of saponification is more preferably 99.8 mol% or less, and even more preferably 99.7 mol% or less.
  • the degree of saponification of the PVA to be used in the present invention is measured according to JIS K6726.
  • the present invention is not limited to the production method described below.
  • the PVA to be used in the present invention can be yielded by performing mixing using a static mixer in the step of saponifying a polyvinyl ester, a precursor of the PVA, and performing a saponification reaction under specific conditions.
  • the PVA to be used in the present invention can be produced, for example, by polymerizing a vinyl ester by a conventional method known in the art, such as a bulk polymerization method, a solution polymerization method, a suspension polymerization method, an emulsion polymerization method, or a dispersion polymerization method, and then saponifying the resulting polyvinyl ester.
  • Polymerization methods preferable from an industrial point of view are a solution polymerization method, an emulsion polymerization method, and a dispersion polymerization method. In polymerization operations, any polymerization system of a batch process, a semi-batch process, and a continuous process can be employed.
  • Examples of a vinyl ester which can be used for the polymerization include vinyl acetate, vinyl formate, vinyl propionate, vinyl caprylate, and vinyl versatate; of these, vinyl acetate is preferred from an industrial point of view.
  • the vinyl ester may be copolymerized with other monomers as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired.
  • other monomers which can be used include ⁇ -olefins such as ethylene, propylene, n-butene, and isobutylene; acrylic acid and salts thereof; acrylic esters; methacrylic acid and salts thereof; methacrylic esters; acrylamide; acrylamide derivatives such as N-methylacrylamide, N-ethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, acrylamidopropanesulfonic acid and salts thereof, acrylamidopropyldimethylamine, and salts thereof or quaternary salts thereof, and N-methylolacrylamide and derivatives thereof; methacrylamide; methacrylamide derivatives such as N-methylmethacrylamide, N-ethylmethacrylamide, methacrylamidopropanesulfonic acid and salts
  • a chain transfer agent may be made to coexist for the purpose of regulating the degree of polymerization of the PVA to be obtained, for example.
  • the chain transfer agent include aldehydes such as acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyl aldehyde, and benzaldehyde; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, hexanone, and cyclohexanone; mercaptans such as 2-hydroxyethanethiol; thiocarboxylic acids such as thioacetic acid; and halogenated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene; of these, aldehydes and ketones are suitably used.
  • the amount of the chain transfer agent to be added is determined according to the chain transfer constant of the chain transfer agent and the desired degree of polymerization of the PVA, generally, the amount is desirably 0.1 to 10% by mass relative to the vinyl este
  • the saponification reaction of the polyvinyl ester it is possible to employ an alcoholysis or hydrolysis reaction using a conventionally known basic catalyst such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and sodium methoxide, or an acidic catalyst such as p-toluenesulfonic acid.
  • a conventionally known basic catalyst such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and sodium methoxide
  • an acidic catalyst such as p-toluenesulfonic acid.
  • the solvent to be used for the saponification reaction include alcohols such as methanol and ethanol; esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl acetate; ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; and aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene and toluene; these may be used individually or two or more of them may be used in combination.
  • sodium hydroxide which is a basic catalyst
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a saponification apparatus to be used in a method for producing a PVA powder of this embodiment.
  • Fig. 2(a) is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a catalyst introduction mechanism of the saponification apparatus, and
  • Fig. 2(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X shown in Fig. 2(a) .
  • a saponification raw solution including the polyvinyl ester prepared in the polymerization step and an organic solvent is made to flow in a flow path 1, and a solution containing a saponification catalyst is introduced into a central portion of the flow path 1 as depicted, for example, in Figs. 1 and 2 .
  • these solutions are mixed using a static mixer 2, and then the mixture is put on a belt or the like, and a saponification reaction is promoted.
  • the static mixer 2 is constituted of elements having inside plate-like baffles engaging and crossing with each other, and the flow of a solution is divided into many stages by the baffles within the elements and thereby the solution is mixed.
  • the shear rate applied when a viscous liquid passes through the baffles within the elements greatly influences the mixed state.
  • the shear rate within the pipe immediately before a viscous liquid passes through the baffles is controlled so that the state of the mixture within the elements is regulated.
  • the viscosity of the saponification raw solution is preferably adjusted to 0.01 to 30 Pa•s. It is preferable to adjust the viscosity of the saponification raw solution within the above-mentioned range because this makes the transfer of the solution easy and reduces the production cost.
  • the polyvinyl ester concentration in the saponification raw solution is preferably adjusted to 20 to 60% by mass. It is preferable to adjust the polyvinyl ester concentration within the above-mentioned range because this makes the transfer easy and reduces the production cost.
  • the saponification catalyst concentration in the saponification catalyst solution is preferably adjusted to 0.2 to 10% by mass. Adjusting the saponification catalyst concentration within the above-mentioned range is preferable because this makes a saponification reaction proceed at a moderate reaction rate.
  • Examples of the method for introducing a saponification catalyst solution into the central portion of the flow path 1 in which the saponification raw solution flows include a method in which a saponification catalyst introduction tube 5 with an introduction port 5a is made penetrate the flow path 1 along a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the flow path 1 and the introduction port 5a is disposed at a central portion of the flow path 1 to face the downstream of the flow direction as depicted in Fig. 2 .
  • the purpose of making the saponification catalyst introduction tube 5 penetrate the flow path 1 is to equalize the flow rate as much as possible at every position on a cross section of the flow path 1 perpendicular to the flow direction and thereby suppress disruption of the flow of the saponification raw solution as small as possible.
  • the purpose of introducing the saponification catalyst solution into a central portion of the flow path 1 is to improve the mixing efficiency.
  • variation in concentration will occur at every position on the cross section perpendicular to the flow direction.
  • the size of the introduction port 5a is not particularly limited, and is desirably 0.05 to 0.5 times the diameter of the flow path 1.
  • the method for introducing the saponification catalyst solution is not limited to the method illustrated in Fig. 2 and can be suitably chosen according to the equipment configuration, for example.
  • the saponification catalyst introduction tube 5 can be an L-shaped cantilever or can be in a cross shape, at the center of which the introduction port 5a can be disposed.
  • the type and the number of the elements of the static mixer 2 are not particularly limited, and can be suitably chosen according to conditions, such as the flow rate, flow velocity, and concentration. In that case, it is preferred to use as the static mixer 2 a mixer having a pressure loss per element of less than 0.05 MPa. This makes it possible to dispose a plurality of elements without using an expensive pump having a high allowable pressure, and therefore a good mixed state can be achieved with a smaller energy than before by utilizing existing equipment.
  • the pressure loss per element of the static mixer 2 is less than 0.03 MPa, and this can increase the number of static mixers 2 to be disposed and, therefore, can increase the degree of mixing. If an increased number (element number) of static mixers 2 are disposed, the degree of mixing will increase and the pressure loss will also increase; therefore, it is desirable to choose a diameter according to the allowable pressure of a raw material feeding pump or feeding pipe.
  • the saponification raw solution is mixed with the introduced saponification catalyst at a shear rate of 5 to 90 s -1 using such a static mixer 2. If the shear rate is less than 5 s -1 , then the saponification raw solution and the saponification catalyst are not fully mixed and a saponification reaction does not fully proceed.
  • the shear rate is preferably 6 s -1 or more, and more preferably 7 s -1 or more. On the other hand, if the shear rate is greater than 90 s -1 , there is a tendency that the bulk specific gravity of the PVA powder to be obtained reduces.
  • the shear rate is preferably 70 s -1 or less, and more preferably 50 s -1 or less. The shear rate represents a value measured by the method described in the examples described below.
  • the mixture obtained by mixing with the static mixer 2 is held under a predetermined temperature condition for a predetermined period of time, and thereby a saponification reaction is made to proceed.
  • the mixture is held under a temperature condition of 20 to 50°C while the belt is moved.
  • the holding time at this time can be determined according to the targeted degree of saponification; for example, when the average degree of saponification is intended to be about 90 mol%, the mixture can be held for about 30 minutes.
  • the present invention is not limited to an embodiment in which a belt type reactor is used, and can be applied not only to the belt type reactor but also to, for example, a kneader type reactor or a tower type reactor.
  • the degree of saponification of the PVA to be yielded by the saponification step described above is not particularly limited, and can be determined suitably according to the intended application, for example.
  • a pulverization step and a drying step may also be performed after the polymerization step and the saponification step, both described above, are performed.
  • the pulverization step may be divided into a preliminary pulverization step and a main pulverization step.
  • the PVA resulting from the saponification step is prepared such that its average particle diameter after the removal of a solvent in the preliminary pulverization step before drying or the main pulverization step after drying may fall into the above-mentioned range, so that the PVA turns into the PVA powder of the present invention.
  • the pulverizing apparatus to be used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the pulverizing apparatus is capable of appropriately attaining the average particle diameter defined in the present invention and the preferable particle size distribution by the rotation speed of the pulverizer, for example.
  • a washing step for removing impurities, such as sodium acetate, may further be performed as necessary.
  • Fig. 3(a) is a photograph obtained by observing a surface of the PVA powder of Example 1 with an optical microscope after preliminary pulverization
  • Fig. 3(b) is a photograph obtained by observing a surface of the PVA powder of Comparative Example 1 with an optical microscope after preliminary pulverization.
  • the PVA powder of this embodiment has almost no bubbles at the inside and the surface of the PVA powder as depicted in Fig. 3(a) for Example 1, for example.
  • conventional PVA powders have many bubbles at the inside and the surface of the PVA powders as depicted in Fig. 3(b) for Comparative Example 1.
  • the PVA powder of this embodiment contains almost no bubbles at the inside and the surface of the PVA powder.
  • a PVA powder excelling in solubility at the time of preparing an aqueous solution from the powder and being large in bulk specific gravity can be afforded by regulating the bulk specific gravity of a portion within a specific range and having an average particle diameter within a specific range.
  • the PVA powder of the present invention can be produced easily by introducing a saponification raw solution and a saponification catalyst solution by a specific method and then mixing them using a static mixer at a shear rate within a specific range. Since static mixers do not generate mixing heat, no saponification reaction proceeds during the mixing. For this reason, the quality of the PVA powder to be produced can be stabilized.
  • the shear rate is determined by the following equation from the feed amount (m 3 /s) of a polyvinyl acetate (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "PVAc") solution, the cross-sectional area (m 2 ) of a static mixer, and the diameter (m) of a static mixer.
  • PVAc polyvinyl acetate
  • the shear rate can be controlled by changing the diameter of a static mixer.
  • Shear rate s ⁇ 1 feed amount of PVAc solution / cross ⁇ sectional area of static mixer ⁇ diameter of static mixer
  • Each of the PVA powders used in examples and comparative examples was left to stand for 24 hours under conditions including a humidity of 65%RH and a temperature of 25°C. Subsequently, a photograph was taken using an optical microscope (Digital Microscope KH-7700; manufactured by HIROX Co., Ltd.). In the photograph, fifty particles of the PVA powder were selected randomly and their major axes were measured, and the average value of the measured major axes was taken as an average particle diameter ( ⁇ m). PVA fine particles smaller than 20 ⁇ m were excluded from measurement because they were indistinguishable from contrast irregularities of the photograph.
  • a bulk specific gravity was measured by the method according to JIS K6720-2.
  • a methanol solution of polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) (concentration: 32% by mass), a saponification raw solution, was fed at a rate of 4700 L/h ( 1.31 ⁇ 10 -3 m 3 /s) and a methanol solution of sodium hydroxide (concentration: 4% by mass), a saponification catalyst solution, was fed at a rate of 165 L/h into the central portion of a flow path depicted in Fig. 2 .
  • the fed saponification raw solution and the fed saponification catalyst solution were mixed under conditions of a shear rate of 10.6 s -1 by using a static mixer having 22 elements (the pressure loss per element was 0.035 MPa).
  • the resulting mixture was put on a belt and was held under a temperature condition of 40°C for 18 minutes, so that a saponification reaction was made to proceed. Then, preliminary pulverization, drying, and main pulverization were performed, and the material was sieved through a 12 mesh sieve (JIS standard) at the outlet of the pulverizer for the main pulverization, affording a PVA powder of the present invention.
  • the resulting PVA had a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 2400 and a degree of saponification of 88.3 mol%.
  • the analysis results of the resulting PVA are shown in Table 2.
  • Example 2 Operations were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the production conditions of the saponification reaction and the pulverization were changed as shown in Table 1, affording the PVA powders of Examples 2 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3. The analysis results of the resulting PVA are shown in Table 2.
  • a good anti-scattering property can be achieved by introducing a saponification catalyst into a central portion of a flow path in which a saponification raw solution including a methanol solution of polyvinyl acetate flows, and then mixing the saponification raw solution with the saponification catalyst at a shear rate of 5 to 90 s -1 using a static mixer, and the resulting PVA powders are superior in solubility in water and large in bulk specific gravity, and therefore transport costs can be reduced.
  • Such a PVA powder of the present invention is useful as various binders, paper processing agents, textile processing agents, stabilizers for emulsions and so on, and a raw material for PVA-based films and PVA-based fibers.
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